Layna Mae Kelly Andrews ceased her suffering and joined her husband of nearly 65 years, Jack, on Friday, August 28, 2009, at Good Samaritan Village in Hutchinson.

She was born at Newton, KS, November 30, 1922, to James Frank and Mossella Gladys Vassar Kelly.

She attended school in Hutchinson. On March 24, 1941, she married Jack H. Andrews in McPherson, KS. She worked at Self-Service Drug and Kwik Shop. She and her family were active in the Hutchinson Saddle Club and the Double Trouble Club for parents of twins. She attended the First Church of the Nazarene. During her years as a resident at Good Samaritan, she was known as a great fan of the KU Jayhawks, often organizing get-togethers to cheer them on. She was ecstatic during the 2007 and 2008 football and basketball seasons when they saw such great success. All family and friends who would care to are invited to wear the team colors on Monday in her memory. She shared her father's love for baseball, rarely missing a Royals game on TV. At Good Samaritan she was constantly greeting new residents, providing music and videos for the entertainment of the other residents, and looking out for the welfare of others. People who visited her there often commented that they came away feeling better themselves for having been in her company.

She is survived by: four daughters, Carol Jean Partridge and husband, Jim, and Jacqulyn Sue Ashcraft and husband, Steve, all of Hutchinson, Jenise Kay Ankerholz and husband, Kenny, of Inman, and Denise Fay Kellogg and husband, Steve, of Florissant, Colo. Her pride and never-ending joy were her eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Grandchildren: Shelby Lynn Stanfield Nuss (Cary), Sterling; Jack Dean Stanfield Sr. (Rose), Stephen William Ashcraft (Ali), all of Hutchinson, Lisa Carol Benton and Macaria Mae Rodriguez Clouse (Donnie), all of Medora, John William Kellogg (Angela) of Greeley, Colo., Lana Kay Ankerholz of Inman, and Kristina Marie Kellogg Rohman (Jon) of Divide, Colo.; Great-grandchildren: Jack Dean Stanfield Jr. (Carla Woody), John Wesley Stanfield, Erin Nicole Nuss, Destinee Raeann Stucky and Kyleigh Marie and Benjamin Dean Clouse, Chandler Elizabeth, Lexee Adisson and Bryten Makenzie Ashcraft, Triniti Juliet, Nevaeh Avril and Zayin Josiah Rohman, and Ava Gabrielle Kellogg.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack; her parents; twin brothers, Gerold and Harold; sisters, Maxine Rice, Betty Belle Rooney and Lottie Louise Moulds.

A celebration of Layna's life and legacy will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday, August 31, 2009, at Elliott's Chapel in Hutchinson with Pastor Bones Nay presiding. Visitation will be 1 to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to service time Monday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. today. Burial will be in Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson.

Memorials may be sent to the Good Samaritan Village or First Church of the Nazarene, both in care of the mortuary.

Visit www.elliottmortuary.com to leave a condolence for her family.